Eco-Friendly Rentals: How Sustainable Upgrades Can Lower Costs and Boost Appeal

By Marketme | 5th June 2025

Are you thinking about making your rental more eco-friendly? Or maybe you’re just curious if that bamboo toilet paper craze has crept into real estate? Either way, welcome. Let’s talk about the green stuff (yes, money too) and how going eco doesn’t have to mean spending a fortune on solar panels and moral superiority. Honestly,…

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Maximizing Rental Income: Budget-Friendly Improvements That Make a Big Impact

By Marketme | 5th June 2025

Raising rent without actually improving anything is… kind of a jerk move. Tenants know when a place isn’t worth the price hike. And frankly, so do you. But here’s the good news: You don’t need a gut renovation or a second mortgage to boost your rental income. Small, budget-friendly updates can make a surprisingly big…

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Mastering YouTube: 5 steps for creating brand-driven content

By Marketme | 4th June 2025

By Molly McDonald, Blue Door Productions The purpose of social media content as a brand, is to create an all-encompassing public perception of your product or service – rather than just advertise it. For example, Red Bull uses social media to create a brand image extremely well. At its core, Red Bull is an energy…

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Free Trial for those new to Social Media Marketing.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

We understand that many companies and their owners are cautious when it comes to embracing Social Media marketing. At Marketme, we work with many of those that are new to the likes of Twitter and Facebook and we help them embrace at their own speed, all the benefits this new innovative marketing avenue holds for…

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Estate Agents and Letting Agents Social Media 2013.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

Should Estate Agents and Letting Agents really bother with Social Media? For those agencies who are not using the likes of Facebook and Twitter we recommend them spending a few minutes reviewing these platforms and counting the amount of their local and national competitors that are using them. This is usually sufficient to make most…

Useful Blog on # HashTags and Awards available on Twitter.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

We frequently get asked about some of the awards we have won on Twitter as well as questions on hashtags such as awards and business hours. We currently have our very own #ColchesterHour which we run every Monday evening between 7-9pm for businesses and events in and around Colchester, Essex to shout out about themselves.…

How Small Businesses can succeed using Social Media.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

A recent report by USA based Manta states that “50 percent of small businesses are spending more time using social media sites for business than they did last year”. Other Manta findings: • More than one in three small-business owners dedicate between one and three hours each week to managing their social media channels. •…

Google Campus London, an ideal StartUp working environment.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

Many StartUps will commence in the spare room, dining room table or during train/bus journeys to and from work. An important part to any new business startup is collaboration so why not, for London based people, think about visiting the Google Campus in EC1 London. For those looking to attend the basement cafe area to…

Top Ten Tips for #SocialMedia Success! Social Media Marketing.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

Social Media is still evolving and is really at it’s beginning on the journey to become the super power of the internet and online communications. When using Social Media to increase your brand awareness online the following tips might come in use: 1: Choose usernames / Fan Page names that reflect your business name or…

Do’s and Don’t’s of Social Media for Estate Agents.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

Social Media is making a real impact in the Estate Agency industry and agencies are slowly realising the full power of platforms such as Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook and YouTube to both attract new audiences and engage for longer their current ones. The beauty of the Social Media for Estate Agents is that an extra shop…

Estate Agency using Social Media, a winning formula?

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

“Estate Agency owners and their marketing managers/team need to fully understand the latest trends within their industry and locality when using Social Media so as to best reach their Target Audiences. They should also be aware that using and managing Social Media platforms can either boost or cause significant harm to their company’s reputation, operations…

What is Vine? The Video platform by Twitter.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

So, what is this new craze which is Vine? Recently released by Twitter, Vine is the new buzz in video sharing via the micro blog social networking platform. Already being used by many with already some great viral videos being made, shared and viewed! What is the point? Dom Hofmann, co-founder of Vine, said the…

#ColchesterHour for Businesses on Twitter.

By Marketme | 30th December 2013

We are extending our help on Twitter by offering a #ColchesterHour hastag which will allow businesses in and around Colchester, Essex to Tweet us their business message and promotions using #ColchesterHour for a free reTweet from us to our 16,000 + followers. This hastag will also help local businesses find out about others in their…